Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

READER RANCH (RRRC1)

Lat: 39.30351°NLon: 121.11725°WElev: 1968.0ft.

NA

71°F

22°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 May 09:13 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Penn Valley CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Penn Valley CA
 39.21°N 121.19°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
2:01 am PDT May 15, 2026
10am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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